Chapter 197, Gamble Again
When being called, Huo Lingyin held a cigarette in her mouth and looked at Si Xu, wanting to see what kind of response he would give.
To be honest, it was a bit beyond her expectation that Jiang Ran could kill four zombies with all four limbs intact with his bare hands.
Girls are much stronger than she thought.
As an ordinary person, it is not easy to achieve this.
"No wonder you like her so much." Thinking he understood Si Xu's thoughts, Huo Lingyin flicked the ash off his cigarette and smiled, "This girl is quite amazing."
Si Xu did not respond. Under Jiang Ran's ferocious gaze, he silently jumped down from the roof.
He walked over to the girl, glanced at her wrist and fingers stained with rotten blood, and frowned: "Jiang Ran, how do you think you performed this time?"
Jiang Ran shook off the blood on his fingertips, and wiped the blood that couldn't be shaken off directly on his coat: "It's okay, zombies are relatively stupid and easy to deal with." Although those zombies still have healthy limbs, their movements have become slower, not as fast as when they first transformed into zombies.
The stench of rotting blood wafted into Si Xu's nose, and he revealed a look of disgust: "Can't you go wash your hands?"
"No." Jiang Ran raised a perfect smile and held up his clean hands. "Si Xu, they are dirty because of you."
“…”
"If I hadn't come here to look for you, why would I have come out here? If I hadn't come out here, why would I have been killing zombies in the middle of the night? If I hadn't come into this yard to kill zombies, I really wouldn't have known you were sitting on the roof with a beautiful young lady, watching the stars and the moon, chatting about poetry and life philosophy."
After Jiang Ran finished speaking, the curve of his mouth became more obvious.
"Si Xu, it turns out you really are going to look for a beautiful young lady."
Si Xu glanced back at Huo Lingyin, who was squatting on the balcony railing watching the show. "That older woman came to borrow cigarettes from me." He paused for two seconds and added, "I just lent her a pack of cigarettes. She didn't say anything else."
He said aggrievedly: "I didn't watch the moon with her."
Jiang Ran smiled and ignored him.
I originally thought that this person was in the yard, but when I looked up, I found that he was squatting on the eaves, accompanied by a woman who was obviously interested in him.
"Baby is in a bad mood and doesn't want to talk to you for the time being."
After Jiang Ran finished speaking, he glared at the group of people watching the show outside and sneered, "Transfer the lost points to me, now! Immediately! Immediately!"
A burst of ghostly howling was heard from the crowd who were watching the excitement with great interest.
"Miss Jiang! I really don't have a cent left! Let's try another approach. If you have any other wishes, tell me and I will definitely help you realize them!"
"Yes, yes! I only have a little over a thousand points in total, and I saved them up with great difficulty, wuwuwuwu..."
"Miss Jiang..."
When the ghostly howlings ended, Jiang Ran clapped his hands and said, "It's okay if I don't want the points."
"real?"
"Miss Jiang, you are such a good person!"
"Wow, my points, I'm saving them for marrying a wife~"
"I'm willing to accept the loss and not take any points, but I have a request. Do you want to hear it?"
Jiang Ran couldn't let go of this opportunity that he had finally gotten.
She glanced at the group of people outside the yard, then looked up at the woman on the terrace who was smoking a cigarette and watching the fun, her eyes slightly cold.
"Starting today, for the next two years, you will no longer use ordinary people as targets for gambling like tonight. This is my request. Can you do it?"
"This..." The group of people who were already accustomed to this kind of game showed hesitation and looked at the boss on the terrace along Jiang Ran's line of sight.
"No?" Without giving them a chance to hesitate, Jiang Ran changed the subject, "Then transfer the lost points to me. These points can be used across the four major bases, so I don't mind having too many."
“Hey hey hey!”
"Wait! Miss Jiang!"
Jiang Ran frowned, "No wait." Then, he stretched out his hand in front of Si Xu, "Didn't you bring a points converter? Give it to me."
The man, who was as quiet as a chicken, immediately took out a palm-sized converter that looked very much like a POS machine from his space and handed it to her.
"Come here!" Jiang Ran yelled at those people, "Swipe your card!"
The crowd was stunned.
This space-based esper is a complete idiot, right? Why put a points converter in there instead of making good use of the limited space? Isn't that a waste?!
"Miss Jiang."
Seeing his subordinates looking for their ID cards listlessly like eggplants hit by frost, Huo Lingyin, who was sitting on the railing, finally spoke up to help his subordinates out of the predicament.
"I agree to your request on their behalf." She repeated Jiang Ran's request, "For the next two years, no ordinary people will be used as targets for gambling like tonight. As the captain, I can make this promise."
Jiang Ran didn't question her words: "If that's the case, then it couldn't be better."
"Only two years?"
"If you want more, that's not a problem." She is not a fool and knows when to stop.
It was impossible for her to monitor these people all the time. Even if they did something that violated the agreement in two years, she would not know.
At this time, the only thing being bet is Huo Lingyin's character.
"Two years then." Huo Lingyin chuckled and sighed, "So, that's what they say, people of the same kind are more able to empathize with each other, just like Miss Jiang."
After her laughter died down, she said loudly, "Alright, since we've agreed to Miss Jiang's request, Huo Heng, get those guys out now!"
Huo Heng is the name of the deputy captain.
Jiang Ran frowned, "Captain Huo, you want to kick them out? In this situation, some of them are injured. If they are kicked out, they will die."
"What's it to me?" Huo Lingyin laughed. "I'm not as helpful as you, Miss Jiang. I originally brought these animals for entertainment. Now, they have lost their only value. What's the point of bringing them along?"
Jiang Ran was speechless and looked back at those people.
Most of the people in that group were elderly people and young children, as well as a few young girls. The other young and middle-aged men who could be considered fighting men were all bitten beyond recognition by zombies in the previous gambling game.
At this moment, more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at her without blinking.
Jiang Ran sighed: "If I leave this team, will you be afraid?"
Those people looked at each other, and someone said, "If we stay, won't we die too?"
If you go out and are chased and bitten by zombies, there may still be a glimmer of hope. But if you stay, you will die.
"Hey, it's time you heard our captain's order." Huo Heng glanced at the person next to him. The person understood and immediately waved his hand, "Since it's useless, you can get out!"
After getting permission, a white-haired old man came out, bowed deeply to Jiang Ran, and said thank you: "Thank you, little girl."
He choked out, "You're such a good person."
It was just a simple thank you, but Jiang Ran felt a pang of sadness in his eyes.
As the old man finished speaking, the group of people behind him also bowed and thanked him: "Thank you for saving our lives."
"Help?" Someone nearby looked at him angrily and sneered, "Wait until you can survive before you say that."
"Do you want to make another bet?" Jiang Ran suddenly turned around and looked at the person who spoke.
"Huh?" The man was startled and blurted out, "Who wants to bet with you?"
"You don't dare?" Jiang Ran challenged, "If you don't dare, I can bet with everyone in your first team."
One person betting against everyone? How shameless!
Huo Lingyin became interested: "What do you want to bet this time?"
"I can bring these people safely to Xiling Base." Jiang Ran raised his chin slightly and spoke word by word, "If I can't do it, you can do whatever you want. If I can do it, everyone in Team One must recognize me as the boss and obey my orders in everything - do you dare to bet?"
"Huh?" Huo Lingyin rolled her eyes. "Don't you think that in this bet, no matter how you look at it, we're the ones who'll suffer the loss?"
"How could that be?" Jiang Ran casually dropped a bombshell, "I'm Jiang Yize's daughter—the value of the information I know is greater than even the entire psychic team combined."
"Jiang Yize's daughter?" Huo Lingyin was the only one present who knew who Jiang Yize was. She looked solemn, "Since you are Jiang Yize's daughter, why don't you stay at Xiling Base?"
"Didn't I say we're going to Beichen to play some soy sauce?" Jiang Ran didn't want to say more. "Huo Lingyin, do you want to bet?"
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
